Early this January, Saudi Arabia beheaded then crucified the corpse of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent cleric who acted as spiritual leader for the autocratic kingdom’s unrepresented Shia minority, with a style of execution more commonly associated with the terror group ISIS.Though the Saudi government and ...

More than 2,000 immigration rights activists march from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., to the White House on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in support of immigration reform and to fight the deportation of families living illegally in the United States. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

As you make plans for your Wednesday off, it is important to take a moment and observe why this day is set apart.Veterans Day, Nov. 11, formerly known as Armistice Day, takes place every year as “a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve an...

Kill or be killed: that’s the reality for many families in villages in the African country of Botswana in the two years following the illegalization of trophy hunting.Animals such as lions and elephants have been allowed to run rampant, taking their toll on the livelihood of some of the poorest com...

Washington State University graduate students recently compiled the largest survey to date of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Native American veterans in order to provide more effective mental health treatment.Greg Urquhart and Matthew Hale began conducting the survey online and th...

Code Pink for Peace members protest against U.S. military action in Iraq as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the United States strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (Ol...

On Monday, President Obama released a video in favor of open internet, urging the FCC to do all in its power to keep the internet open to everyone. Because the internet has become such an integral part of our daily lives, it should be protected so that all are given the equal opportunity to useThis is a...